Inari is one of the most popular gods worshipped in Japan, and his
Shinto temple in the Rakutö district of Kyoto is always thronged
with devoted worshippers passing through the innumerable wooden torii
to leave offerings at the main shrine

The sturdy hill tribes of Nepal are admirably fitted for the burdensome
tasks that ofttimes fall to their lot, and can traverse the high mountain
ranges with a tireless agility only equalled by the hardy wild goats
which abound in the alpine zone of the Himalayas. Large, weighty packs
slung across their shoulders, or the dandy — a hoodless form of
sedan chair, come never amiss to them